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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 27

Tibbs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

93Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Tibbs

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tibbs route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae962024-20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732024+6%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024+56%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024-38%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412024-26%1968
American CrowCorvidae282024-34%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202024+68%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+115%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae192024+883%1981
Blue JayCorvidae182024-47%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae182024+111%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024-8%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+115%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+543%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+143%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152004n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+123%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-3%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+100%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122024-86%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae112024+257%1969
American RobinTurdidae82024-3%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+133%2006
Northern ParulaParulidae72024+150%1981
European StarlingSturnidae62024-78%1968
House SparrowPasseridae62024-84%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+240%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024-50%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-86%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024+125%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+100%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-70%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-41%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+36%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-44%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-42%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+11%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022-71%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-97%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32009-36%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.